Naha – Awamori distilled spirits have become a signature specialty of Okinawa Prefecture thanks to local producers’ hard work to improve the manufacturing method for and taste of the liquor.
After Okinawa’s May 1972 return to Japan following post-World War II occupation by the United States, there was a time when the existence of awamori was at risk due to intensifying competition with sake and Western liquors.
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